Hurricane Matthew makes powerful landfall in Haiti
 

Powerful Hurricane Matthew threatens Haiti
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37537851

It's the strongest storm to hit Haiti since 1964 and it's the last thing they need, with hundreds of thousands still living in tents in the streets after the 2010 earthquake. Experts are predicting a catastrophic loss of life :(

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ct8K2SJWIAAbmDG.jpg:large
This is it arriving in Haiti

Looking pretty likely it's going to affect Florida. This storm is has so many small land areas in it's path

Looks like it's going to hit me here too... scary stuff! Hopefully no one gets killed :(

Haiti, Mon Amour
Not gonna leave you stranded, alone, alone
oh no

Dunno what Haiti have done to piss God off this much tbh

When did they start naming hurricanes and such after men? have only ever known them to be female.

About 40 years ago

here is the list

http://i.imgur.com/XQAf75B.png

they are then rotated every 6 years

Oh dear :laugh: Thanks for the education. Honestly had only ever heard the female ones, and the reason used tends to be 'females are more destructive' :umm2:

I'm going to be in Texas, Louisiana & Tennessee in two weeks time, am I safe LT? :worry:

well certainly you are from this hurricane

also Tropical storm Nicole that is churning around Bermuda could interact with this hurricane to further complicate matters

Good :worry:

mind you who knows (yet) what is forming to the East of Matthew as i am typing this?


:worry:

You're not helping Mr. T

http://www.eastfallslocal.com/wp-con...15/10/Mr-T.png

It's the voodoo he objects to.

Seriously, what a terrifying thing to experience.

Now over 340 dead in the Caribbean

Very sad

On Berry Island south of Grand Bahama the weather station there recorded 927 mm of rain that`s over 36 inches if correct, highest rain rate 515 mm per hour.:omgno:

Highest sustained winds was 90 mph and Highest gust 101 mph

927mm of rain is roughly what Swansea gets in a whole year

live reporting

http://bit.ly/2e2HypY

Over 360 confirmed dead in Haiti :(

Florida has got the edge of it
so not as as bad and deadly

Power Cuts , of course

Over 800 confirmed dead in Haiti and it's only set to rise as the clean up begins.

800! what an atrocity.

How can people be left to die like this is this day an age?

What was the evacuation plan?

So unnecessary.

pic from Haiti

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/foru...ttach_id=51641

...this is just so unthinkable for us who don't suffer extreme weather conditions..the loss of life/of homes, just devastating...it's all about food/sanitation/water/clothing/medication etc now and the aid/help that the people of Haiti need...

i see a dead body :bawling: